Happy Birthday Janice and "Gods Blessings" to Jerry. We don't know the year nor occasion for this picture but maybe Janice, you could "enlighten us". We are guessing that you were about 9. The matching outfits you had were probably the last matching ones that Mother would have sewn for the two of you. It appears that Jerry may be missing a front tooth and doesn't have his permanent one. I believe you are a bit older than when you and Jerry went out looking for plums (or was it grapes). Mother realized you were gone and alerted the rest of us. After looking all around the farmstead, we even got the neighbors looking for you. As I remember, Mrs. Wagenknecht saw the two of you with a little bucket between you waling down the field road. We were so pleased that you were safe that I don't believe you were ever punished for "running off". You were probably the one that explained that you were just going out to bring home some fruit for the family. Those were the days. As I think back, it must have been "Divine Providence" that brought you and Jerry along at the time. What a Blessing you were to help the Folks and our whole family get through tough times with the pleasure you brought us. Not only as babies, toddlers, young people and to watch you mature and have families of your own. The pleasure you brought to Mother and Dad was unmeasurable, even if you did wreck the old '48 Chevy they so enjoyed.
I have that picture with our outfits tinted blue and the writing on the back says 7 years old. So that answers your question as to how old we were!
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